Just when we think there's no hope for this werewolf of a device, it shows its human face. Finally, a modular part: the Lightning connector. (Not that it was easy to get to.)

Before the thunder even rolls, the Lightning port is gone.

On a roll of our own, we remove what appear to be the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antennas from the rear case.

With two antennas and the use of MIMO technology, iPad touts twice the Wi-Fi performance of past models.